<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post2034821012802187150..comments</id><updated>2010-09-13T15:46:43.778-04:00</updated><category term='why I love having girls'/><category term='cause otherwise I&apos;m kind of freaked out by all this pleasant cooperation'/><category term='cheap entertainment'/><category term='she had to tell everyone at school that she biked 13 miles'/><category term='on the upside I won&apos;t have to mow much longer'/><category term='I keep trying to add Italy to the Summer To Do list but Daddy Shortbread won&apos;t let me'/><category term='and to all a good night'/><category term='yeah I&apos;m working on a new post...'/><category term='really really messy Ninjas'/><category term='but they are gooooooood'/><category term='last performance this afternoon'/><category term='If I have to cook'/><category term='wow'/><category term='rain go away'/><category term='may your cupcakes be fluffy and your sprinkles be plentiful'/><category term='showers followed by popcorn and hot cocoa all around'/><category term='most boring post ever but i wanted to say hi'/><category term='illustrating neatly why I love having my own bathroom'/><category term='what a cutie'/><category term='Happy New Year'/><category term='well it&apos;s usually gorgeous and scenic'/><category term='stay tuned for part the second'/><category term='hell or high water those shutters are going up'/><category term='and possibly a fountain too'/><category term='hey mommy there&apos;s the strange lady who patted my head and called me honey'/><category term='time&apos;s flying by'/><category term='but next year I&apos;m buying snowshoes'/><category term='What do they do when we&apos;re not home?'/><category term='i&apos;m sticking close to the woodstove today'/><category term='snowman ornament by Bug'/><category term='hooray for weekends'/><category term='more posts soon'/><category term='baby ducklings and turtles too'/><category term='I&apos;ll let you know'/><category term='wet underwear is a deal breaker for me'/><category term='happy father&apos;s day'/><category term='queen of self-sabotage'/><category term='still people?'/><category term='love me some flowers'/><category term='now it&apos;s only letting me post little pictures...oh well'/><category term='vigilante hairdresser'/><category term='then it rained for two days'/><category term='Only heathens take road trips without cookies'/><category term='phase one'/><category term='I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT BEAR'/><category term='on the upside she&apos;s very well hydrated'/><category term='seriously enough already'/><category term='help I have a teenager'/><category term='and apparently going to die some day...bummer'/><category term='teenagerhooddom?'/><category term='at least your senses of humor are coming along nicely'/><category term='Bear calls peanut butter Ritz Bitz &quot;death on a cracker&quot;'/><category term='Yeah I know the word resume has accent marks but I&apos;m too lazy to put them in'/><category term='it&apos;s like their brains are faulty or something'/><category term='Went back to bed and slept all morning'/><category term='spaghetti had better not be next'/><category term='I still think we picked a kick-ass contractor'/><category term='but I can show her embarrassing and annoying if she really wants'/><category term='now quit yer whinin&apos; and have some cake'/><category term='i used a whole lot of band-aids to make this for you'/><category term='Anne fan'/><category term='the garage needs painting but I&apos;ll save that for one for actual physical violence'/><category term='see Bug learn subversive humor'/><category term='just don&apos;t snow yet'/><category term='PMS is so much more socially acceptable than hearing voices'/><category term='But doesn&apos;t she look cute in the picture?'/><category term='too tired to cry'/><category term='lagoon pictures later this weekend'/><category term='Huge flakes'/><category term='construction update later'/><category term='bring on the apple pie and chilly nights'/><category term='ok i might have a teeny problem'/><category term='you win)'/><category term='We&apos;s all cultured up now'/><category term='moving on to 2010'/><category term='I am totally keeping him to wake Bear up in the mornings'/><category term='another dream was about a gang shooting at the dance studio'/><category term='one of the side benefits of farm camp'/><category term='To his credit'/><category term='Go Steelers'/><category term='I&apos;m on a first name basis with people at the garden center'/><category term='snow day number one'/><category term='continued chaos'/><category term='Operation Maximum Fun Before School'/><category term='(if you answered the Bear'/><category term='we may be spoiled but we smell better'/><category term='Did she think love would be too personal?'/><category term='welcome to summer'/><category term='rain'/><category term='mental health day'/><category term='her temp was normal when she got home'/><category term='Maybe I&apos;ll leave her in Boston.'/><category term='more tomorrow'/><category term='no gardening tomorrow'/><category term='now the chickadees think i&apos;m annoying'/><category term='Just in time for Mother&apos;s Day'/><category term='Or maybe she just likes really warm'/><category term='and I thought diapers were expensive'/><category term='election 08'/><category term='heaven is grocery shopping without kids'/><category term='we heart art'/><category term='memory fail'/><category term='the amazing water bug'/><category term='technical crap'/><category term='the last of 2008'/><category term='now I want a turtle'/><category term='aaaargh'/><category term='I already know where I want to put a second pond - don&apos;t tell Tom'/><category term='I thought Sweden was tough last year.'/><category term='apparently she thinks i&apos;m pretty damn dumb'/><category term='and counting'/><category term='but I do wish she&apos;d get up by herself when the damn alarm clock goes off'/><category term='making memories'/><category term='and she was quite insistent that I sleep with the giraffe tonight'/><category term='happy bday to me'/><category term='man are they pooped when they come home'/><category term='it&apos;s really a wonder we&apos;re still married'/><category term='think carefully'/><category term='there&apos;s always the dreadlock option'/><category term='The chocolate bunnies are already headless.'/><category term='seriously I&apos;d even settle for a rental'/><category term='grownups can be so dumb'/><category term='and did I mention the coconut fudge cake?'/><category term='and that&apos;s why no blog posts lately'/><category term='right now i&apos;d sell a knuckle for a Hershey kiss'/><category term='operation lose the fat'/><category term='Study study study'/><category term='tomorrow is opening night'/><category term='and good lord do they have opinions'/><category term='We&apos;ll probably still have it.  What the hell.'/><category term='best chowder EVAH today'/><category term='I&apos;ve signed on for fifteen more years'/><category term='he did not pee on me'/><category term='and picking them doesn&apos;t make me sweat'/><category term='too...'/><category term='random crap'/><category term='now it occurs to me that I should have just gone to the guest room'/><category term='Put it on your calendar for next year'/><category term='I plan to wrap her feet in Cling-Wrap for school'/><category term='global warming&apos;s always good for a chuckle'/><category term='those same apples are currently in a pie on my counter'/><category term='someday my kids will get it'/><category term='everyone needs their people'/><category term='I&apos;m telling Santa Claws'/><category term='Conspiracy theories are fun'/><category term='Bug still has specks of glitter in her hair.'/><category term='jumbo sized hand sanitizer in the van this week'/><category term='so um maybe she wasn&apos;t quite ready'/><category term='...but she is wearing shorts to school.'/><category term='still waiting on my letter of approval so I haven&apos;t ruled out the crime spree'/><category term='Society for the Humane treatment of Bratz dolls'/><category term='I feel like I should sacrifice a goat or something'/><category term='this kind of crap only happens to me'/><category term='i have to throw their socks away'/><category term='I&apos;m on laundry load number six so far'/><category term='my little dancing fools'/><category term='but it&apos;s looking great'/><category term='all for beauty and damn the cost'/><category term='he&apos;s cute as long as he stays out of my house'/><category term='someone likes being the baby'/><category term='school is so unfair'/><category term='kid&apos;s got an eye'/><category term='the spirit of giving'/><category term='my sunshine kid'/><category term='Thank you for voting'/><category term='happy birthday baby'/><category term='I especially like the fuzzy socks and pj pants'/><category term='apple pie'/><category term='Land of the free home of the whiny'/><category term='not cool'/><category term='my kids rock'/><category term='I guess the damn thing was worth thirteen bucks after all'/><category term='i feel so much better now'/><category term='who can listen to that and not turn it off?'/><category term='summer sadism'/><category term='Tom said the boars made him feel like less of a man'/><category term='T minus 7 days and counting'/><category term='apple crisp'/><category term='no one can scream like this kid'/><category term='please send wine'/><category term='plus burning stuff is just plain fun'/><category term='training them to bake for me in my dotage'/><category term='more photos soon'/><category term='We&apos;re ready to be done with winter.'/><category term='fun with teenagers'/><category term='... and nauseated'/><category term='sorry harrison'/><category term='yummy too'/><category term='Just wait until you bring a boy home'/><category term='She claims there&apos;s a Wii in the student lounge'/><category term='then on Sunday it rained'/><category term='poor tired Bug'/><category term='Do your own damn homework.'/><category term='trash quilts for everyone for Christmas'/><category term='maybe it would seem more real if Tom would let me buy furniture'/><category term='not always the sharpest knife in the drawer'/><category term='this explains school mornings'/><category term='Next I&apos;ll show you how to French-inhale.'/><category term='mean mean mommy'/><category term='I think it looks more like a Meredith myself'/><category term='I love those pink cheeks when they come in from the snow'/><category term='PS I love you Bear and Bug'/><category term='ideally i&apos;d like the addition to be built last week'/><category term='boo'/><category term='end of an era'/><category term='suddenly feeling ok about the frosted cheerios i let my kids eat for breakfast'/><category term='humidity is fricking exhausting'/><category term='like I wouldn&apos;t notice'/><category term='too'/><category term='slow news week'/><category term='may you never have to replicate an authentic Roman hairdo on your kid&apos;s head'/><category term='Now I need all new clothes to go with my new hair'/><category term='and pray that Mittens doesn&apos;t get into the gummy worms'/><category term='yeah I know there&apos;s still goldenrod there'/><category term='T minus 2 days and counting'/><category term='delusional'/><category term='I heart Photoshop'/><category term='apple butter'/><category term='the shared genetic lunacy shines right through'/><category term='which I agree would be gross'/><category term='...and the Vicodin doesn&apos;t suck either.'/><category term='We are not amused.'/><category term='family'/><category term='I ate fewer than ten pieces of candy last night and that&apos;s all I&apos;m saying about that'/><category term='food allergies'/><category term='ready for mud season'/><category term='sorry'/><category term='Imagine if she&apos;d changed it to Russia'/><category term='of course there will be a part the third'/><category term='they have to unload the dishwasher'/><category term='love that Bug'/><category term='He didn&apos;t appreciate the humor'/><category term='they survived'/><category term='I&apos;m thinking of having it enlarged and framed'/><category term='damn I&apos;m funny at 2:00 am'/><category term='My money is on less than 10 hours'/><category term='I particularly like how one googly eye is floating beside the spider'/><category term='Love means washing out 15 little paintbrushes.'/><category term='I still really hate the ironing though'/><category term='Maine is not exactly a melting pot'/><category term='Enjoy your day'/><category term='Maine has summer I swear'/><category term='but March still sucks'/><category term='is it ok to be thankful that 2008 is almost over?'/><category term='School starts tomorrow     thank goodness'/><category term='I&apos;m going to require some noise-cancelling headphones STAT'/><category term='off to thaw out the ground with my blow dryer'/><category term='wunderkind&apos;s getting a little big for her britches'/><category term='mad Photoshop skillz yo'/><category term='tonight i&apos;m looking forward to staying home and wearing pjs'/><category term='floor mat currently wadded in corner of my garage'/><category term='1382 eggs this year'/><category term='all righty then'/><category term='i&apos;m worried for the ducks nesting in the creek'/><category term='I&apos;m betting on actions'/><category term='Allergies suck.'/><category term='what really matters'/><category term='sibling love'/><category term='it was green'/><category term='I feel its pain'/><category term='two more weeks and the pollen should be done'/><category term='Farmer Bug'/><category term='I&apos;ve never been so happy to see a public bathroom'/><category term='at least she didn&apos;t mention the size of my butt'/><category term='thank you Rose'/><category term='Maisy is a faithful bird watcher'/><category term='birthday sledding party tomorrow'/><category term='mr. peanut can bite me'/><category term='I&apos;m not even telling you how many loaves of bread are in my freezer right now'/><category term='am now preparing for the plague of locusts'/><category term='a family is when you get sick and they make fun of you'/><category term='back to funny tomorrow'/><category term='poor deprived bear'/><category term='my kids won the aunt and uncle jackpot'/><category term='I miss my lattes'/><category term='cause Mommy&apos;s on strike until the sun comes back'/><category term='sometimes she freaks me out'/><category term='poor kitty'/><category term='me notsomuch'/><category term='put the scales away until january'/><category term='then I ate my dinner with a wet head'/><category term='breathing into a paper bag now'/><category term='ay yi yi'/><category term='free stuff is fun'/><category term='have enormous ears'/><category term='bye Churro'/><category term='ten years ago I felt like I&apos;d been hit by a bus'/><category term='right back atcha'/><category term='yes her hangers match her walls'/><category term='baby steps to becoming human again'/><category term='caramel apples'/><category term='wish us luck'/><category term='No more field trips till next year'/><category term='which she has seen on Guitar Hero'/><category term='next I expect to find an electrified fence in front of her door'/><category term='and likely two very irritated cats'/><category term='not cool with the fact that she&apos;ll be driving in three years'/><category term='and the driveway is really really clean'/><category term='I still want a chainsaw'/><category term='Uncle Awesome'/><category term='there was even a mint on my pillow'/><category term='c&apos;mon sun'/><category term='and then my head exploded'/><category term='i&apos;m so proud'/><category term='and today it&apos;s grey and cool again'/><category term='happiness is sharing your hobbies with your kids'/><category term='I never knew nine years could go so quickly'/><category term='I guess this means I should probably watch mine'/><category term='i don&apos;t do well with screeching'/><category term='love me some waves'/><category term='beautiful island'/><category term='still totally worth it'/><category term='may I never see a Jell-O cup again'/><category term='I&apos;m the sane one and that&apos;s saying something'/><category term='I&apos;ve missed you guys'/><category term='I cook a mean fruit skewer'/><category term='yeah'/><category term='and nobody got dumped in the lake'/><category term='bye bye astro and noah'/><category term='And The Mother will financeth not thy purchases of makeup'/><category term='except for the loud crashes coming from the living room'/><category term='sleep is goooooood'/><category term='so proud'/><category term='but that would be mean'/><category term='the summer that barely was'/><category term='at least I cooled off'/><category term='pro wins it because there&apos;s no snow to shovel'/><category term='It was more of a cereal and pour your own damn juice for breakfast day'/><category term='Another week begins'/><category term='also coffee.  I&apos;m taking the jumbo mug today.'/><category term='Her blog name is now Aunt Fabulous.'/><category term='to be followed by the sound of a soapbox being put back in the closet'/><category term='summer vacation'/><category term='I guess this means the gum surgery will be the highlight of the week.'/><category term='no cows died in the writing of this blog post'/><category term='I need to arrange to do this every two months or so'/><category term='I ate it on the way home.'/><category term='character motivation in McDonald&apos;s advertising'/><category term='band camp'/><category term='kid perspectives'/><category term='I&apos;m leeeeeeavin&apos; on a jet plane...'/><category term='Yikes'/><category term='the waffles you made me this morning were delicious'/><category term='memory foam is like sleeping in a bed of quicksand'/><category term='because trying to guess is part of the fun'/><category term='she gets her exercise genes from me'/><category term='kid'/><category term='love that salt air'/><category term='and it only took us a YEAR'/><category term='filed under things that make your blood run cold'/><category term='so that&apos;s what she&apos;s doing on school mornings'/><category term='apparently not a fan of the dark'/><category term='nor from gloating when I do'/><category term='I love the smell of fallen leaves'/><category term='growing up too quickly'/><category term='that&apos;s my girl'/><category term='Dusting off my clipboard'/><category term='damn cold'/><category term='this is why we moved to Maine'/><category term='it&apos;s time to bring back press-ganging but for laundry-folding'/><category term='serenity now'/><category term='ain&apos;t she sweet'/><category term='Sunday night there&apos;s a bottle of Bailey&apos;s with my name on it.'/><category term='he&apos;s probably right'/><category term='I might have also cheated at Battleship'/><category term='mine mine mine mine thank you Daddy S mine mine mine'/><category term='this goes for you too charities'/><category term='vote'/><category term='so much for sleeping past 6 am Easter morning'/><category term='junior high sucks'/><category term='recharged and ready for the week'/><category term='The rhino could have used some cooling mist'/><category term='you&apos;re never too old to roll around in the snow'/><category term='Ohio or bust'/><category term='word choice is everything'/><category term='Yay Bug'/><title type='text'>Comments on Perspective Required: First Day(s) of School</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/feeds/2034821012802187150/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html'/><author><name>jenn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01074805816407286017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_Da_AVOsHxZI/SG0jvI38Y9I/AAAAAAAAAbw/33hnvcN1ttM/S220/IMG_7936enhancedcrop.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-1769293663712150739</id><published>2010-09-13T15:46:43.778-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-13T15:46:43.778-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Dang, how did I NOT notice that you weren&amp;#39;t in...</title><content type='html'>Dang, how did I NOT notice that you weren&amp;#39;t in my Google Reader until today???  Sheesh!  &lt;br /&gt;Your daughters look amazing--that gorgeous dark hair.  &lt;br /&gt;And I do feel sorry for you--heat in Maine must be as harsh as freezing weather in Florida--it&amp;#39;s not what you&amp;#39;re used to!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/1769293663712150739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/1769293663712150739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1284407203778#c1769293663712150739' title=''/><author><name>Green Girl in Wisconsin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08116763577809935670</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10443602641918057887'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zo0IhnBfx3o/SPkZE8ToexI/AAAAAAAAA7s/yXxfYMt1ebE/S220/DSC00783.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-548177833'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-5265488771568223137</id><published>2010-09-07T11:30:57.480-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-07T11:30:57.480-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Yay for back to school! Sorry it was so flippin&amp;#3...</title><content type='html'>Yay for back to school! Sorry it was so flippin&amp;#39; hot! Too bad about the a/c thing. At least you kept them cool at home. And thank goodness you got hit with some fall weather. Who knows how long it&amp;#39;ll last, but here&amp;#39;s hoping the heat is over!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/5265488771568223137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/5265488771568223137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1283873457480#c5265488771568223137' title=''/><author><name>Meg</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11450931784275706315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17660950805924236082'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1ptuvLHkznc/SsoyP-Z6OkI/AAAAAAAAA-A/IYGTneVNBcc/S220/chair.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-561761927'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-3917735178908784002</id><published>2010-09-07T09:55:46.300-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-07T09:55:46.300-04:00</updated><title type='text'>No air conditioning? I cannot compute. 

We are ha...</title><content type='html'>No air conditioning? I cannot compute. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are having Hurricane Hermine rains right now and it is lending a fall feeling. Well, until it starts to flood. Then it will just suck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Glad the hear the start of the school year is going well.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/3917735178908784002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/3917735178908784002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1283867746300#c3917735178908784002' title=''/><author><name>Dawn in Austin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15507993823949063816</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mdlGH_PBr1Q/Sw9A1zzh3xI/AAAAAAAABg4/XB8u22ncU5c/S220/IMG_1870+(2).jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1340674757'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-7436990486225142962</id><published>2010-09-06T20:23:47.039-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T20:23:47.039-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I grew up in CA and we did not have AC in our hous...</title><content type='html'>I grew up in CA and we did not have AC in our houses until I was in high school and my parents finally put it in.  And there was none in our schools.  AC everywhere is a fairly recent phenom.  And the 90&amp;#39;s is hot anywhere!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/7436990486225142962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/7436990486225142962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1283819027039#c7436990486225142962' title=''/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_94gCEJCq0LY/SOWUqtk2y5I/AAAAAAAAAM0/lygvcXTnQX0/S220/Glassy_Tube.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1044585205'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-5738887282726440412</id><published>2010-09-06T15:53:36.806-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T15:53:36.806-04:00</updated><title type='text'>We finally got a welcome break from the heat, too....</title><content type='html'>We finally got a welcome break from the heat, too.  Like you, I&amp;#39;m ready for fall weather and all the wonderful baking that goes along with it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don&amp;#39;t know how the girls got through that first week of school with no A/C. :(</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/5738887282726440412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/5738887282726440412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1283802816806#c5738887282726440412' title=''/><author><name>Nana</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-971858250'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-4289095054573145048</id><published>2010-09-06T15:51:03.078-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T15:51:03.078-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Great black and white shots and great choice for t...</title><content type='html'>Great black and white shots and great choice for their first day of school outfits.  GIRLS, you look awesome.  &lt;br /&gt;HOT, we know HOT, here in AZ, but by the weeks end, we should begin to cool down and feel Fall in the air.  We can hardly wait:-)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/4289095054573145048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/4289095054573145048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1283802663078#c4289095054573145048' title=''/><author><name>quilting grandma</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-599632505'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2177806730963265191</id><published>2010-09-06T15:01:00.519-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T15:01:00.519-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Having experienced that Maine heat this summer, I ...</title><content type='html'>Having experienced that Maine heat this summer, I understand your dismay in having to live through it again.  It was the same down here, but at least everyone has AC, including the schools.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/2177806730963265191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/2177806730963265191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1283799660519#c2177806730963265191' title=''/><author><name>Jen on the Edge</name><uri>http://www.jenontheedge.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1007353643'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-1449028777477817359</id><published>2010-09-06T12:24:57.198-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T12:24:57.198-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It was SOME hot.  Happy for the Fall weather we ha...</title><content type='html'>It was SOME hot.  Happy for the Fall weather we have had recently.  Kids have grown so much , beautiful girls!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/1449028777477817359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/2034821012802187150/comments/default/1449028777477817359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html?showComment=1283790297198#c1449028777477817359' title=''/><author><name>Country Girl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06280905135026263795'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='17' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iSQO7eH5p_A/SzLGTN7THwI/AAAAAAAADVs/zoaFzbgafso/S220/country%2Bgirl%2Bcopy%5B4%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.perspectiverequired.com/2010/09/first-days-of-school.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723653386032743586.post-2034821012802187150' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5723653386032743586/posts/default/2034821012802187150' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-81215001'/></entry></feed>
